Saturday, 20 October 2012

We are the proud owners of two 6-week (or so!) kittens that were dropped off at our friend's vet. She told us they were looking for homes for both the mother and kittens. Both female, they were at the vet's and the last two remaining.

We felt that we could give them a good home.

One kitten has a gray marking, the other black.

Buster is doing pretty well with them. He's curious but growled, retreated and climbed on a dining room chair when the gray-marked one came towards him to play. I'm confident they will be best buddies soon! Buster so wants to play with Sadie, but she won't have anything to do with him.

Our local animal shelter is having financial issues. They cannot send them there. As with many non-profits (Community Home Support, the women's shelter), Lanark Animal Welfare Society (LAWS) depends more on donors than government dollars. They agreed to become the animal control agency for the county and this got them into financial trouble.

LAWS is a no-kill agency and this has had an impact on their work. LAWS has a $59,000 deficit and fundraisers that bring in $300 will not provide sustainability.

They are not taking any more animals at this time. Fundraisers are bringing in some money, but not nearly enough. Both our women's shelter and LAWS are desperate for donations. We have, and continue to give, money to the Food Bank as well as LAWS. But it is not enough. Sustained funding, funding that allows a Board of Directors to make good financial decisions is crucial.

13 Sep 2012 – EMC Editorial - For both Lanark County Interval House and the Lanark Animal Welfare Society, these are, indeed, interesting times, for the wrong reasons. Both are facing large deficits as they struggle to face government cutbacks. Interval House is not at that stage yet, but we've already seen a women's shelter close in Ottawa in recent months.

But it underlines the financial dilemma we find ourselves in here in Ontario that two county-wide institutions are facing a serious crunch.funds to address the $59,000 deficit at the ...

Oh, Jenn, what precious babies, and how wonderful you were able to adopt them. I'm sure Buster will enjoy having playmates as soon as he gets used to their inquisitiveness.I love the photo of Buster trying to hide in the kennel and the kitten following him, and the shot of Buster's eyes reflecting off the floor.Good luck with the names. I'm all out of brilliant ideas today.K